I have to say I’ve got a problemWith National Poetry Day.The theme this year is the word RememberWhich fits with World War One okay,But remember, remember barely rhymes.It makes writing verses trickyI could couple it with NovemberBut thanks to Guy FawkesThat one’s already gone.Remember, remember the twenty-fifth of DecemberDrunk uncles, turkey, and cringe.And remember a moustache is for lifeNot just Movember,Which doesn’t leave much else except ember,And member and dismember which aren’t strictly rhymesAnd you don’t want a poem of mine that includesMember, remember, and dismember.So, Whose idea is it to baseNational Poetry DayOn a word you can hardly rhyme?Perhaps it’s a plot by posh poets,Whose verses never rhyme ever.I’ll believe it’s all a conspiracy,If next year the themeIs announced to be,The word Orange.Cos nothing rhymes with orangeNot even remember.